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Natural gas : a basic handbook /

Natural gas represents nearly one-quarter of the world's energy resources. More than half of American homes rely on it as their main heating fuel. It serves as the raw material necessary in everyday paints, plastics, medicines and explosives. It produces the cleanest of all fossil fuels. It is...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Speight, James G.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Houston, Tex. : Gulf Pub. Co., ©2007.
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Table des matières:
  • Part I. Origin and Properties
  • 1. History and Uses
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. History
  • 1.3. Composition and Properties
  • 1.4. Reservoirs
  • 1.5. Conventional Gas
  • 1.5.1. Associated Gas
  • 1.5.2. Non-Associated Gas
  • 1.6. Unconventional Gas
  • 1.6.1. Coal-Bed Methane (CBM)
  • 1.6.2. Shale Gas
  • 1.6.3. Gas Hydrates
  • 1.7. Reserves
  • 1.8. Uses
  • 1.9. Natural Gas Regulation
  • 1.9.1. Historical Aspects
  • 1.9.2. Federal Regulation of the Industry
  • 1.10. Natural Gas and the Environment
  • 1.11. References
  • 2. Origin and Production
  • 2.1. Origin
  • 2.2. Exploration
  • 2.2.1. Geological Survey
  • 2.2.2. Seismic Survey
  • 2.2.3. Magnetometers
  • 2.2.4. Logging